Is a quartz watch an electronic watch? what is the difference?
Aug 10,2023
Both quartz watches and electronic watches need to be powered by batteries, making it difficult to distinguish them. Quartz watch manufacturers believe that if you want to know whether a quartz watch is an electronic watch, you can judge it from its timing mechanism.
Detailed introduction of quartz watch:
1. A quartz watch is an electronic watch that controls time through the vibration of a quartz crystal. Its electronic movement is composed of batteries, integrated circuits, and crystals, and the movement is driven by the vibration of the crystals to accurately time the time.
2. A small piece of a quartz crystal is used as an oscillator inside the quartz watch. When an electric current is applied to the crystal, it vibrates at a very specific frequency.
3. The watch's circuitry counts the vibrations and converts them into regular time intervals, thus providing accurate timekeeping.
4. Quartz watches are known for their accuracy, low cost, and low maintenance requirements. They are powered by batteries that need to be replaced periodically.
Detailed introduction of electronic watch:
Electronic watches refer to watches that use circuits to keep time and display time. Compared with mechanical watches, electronic watches use power sources such as batteries or light energy, and the circuit controls time through vibrating crystals. Among electronic watches, quartz watches are one type.
Early digital watches often used LED (light-emitting diode) displays, while modern digital watches often use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology.
To sum up, a quartz watch is a specific type of electronic watch that uses a quartz crystal oscillator to keep time. It's worth noting that while most quartz watches are electronic, not all electronic watches use a quartz crystal. Some digital watches may use other timekeeping technologies, such as atomic clocks or radio signals, to achieve high accuracy.
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